New Delhi: Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram is all set to be appointed as the bowling consultant of IPL outfit Kolkata Knight Riders.

Though the Knight Riders' management continues to remain tightlipped on the matter, sources have told CNN-IBN that Akram will be working closely with the fast bowlers of the Knight Riders in the third edition of the tournament next year.

Akram will join the Kolkata Knight Riders' camp, which begins in Gurgaon from October 1.

"He will join the KKR camp at Gurgaon to oversee the proceedings," former KKR skipper Sourav Ganguly said at the Eden Gardens here on Tuesday.

However, as Akram will be busy doing commentary for the ongoing Champions trophy, where the final is slated for October 5, he will join the camp only in the later stages.

The camp is scheduled to continue till October 8. Till Akram joins, Ganguly will be in charge of the camp.

However, leading Bengal players are unlikely to attend the camp as the cricket Association Bengal has organised a Challengers tournament to give some match practice to the players ahead of the gruelling season.

Whatmore to be Kolkata coach
Cricinfo, October 12, 2009 (http://www.cricinfo.com/ipl2010/content/current/story/429319.html)

Kolkata Knight Riders have lined up Dav Whatmore as coach, putting an end to months of speculation and uncertainty after the exit of John Buchanan. Whatmore, who guided Sri Lanka to the 1996 World Cup title, has been given the job more than three months after the team sacked Buchanan following two disastrous IPL seasons in which they finished sixth and eighth.

Whatmore was head of the BCCI's National Cricket Academy in Bangalore, but KKR sources told Cricinfo that the Indian board, which also runs the hugely successful Twenty20 league, has cleared the coach to take up the new assignment. Whatmore was not available for a reaction -- he is away in Australia on vacation -- and Joy Bhattacharya, the Kolkata team's director, declined to comment.

Kolkata zeroed in on Whatmore after meeting a number of candidates, including John Wright, Richard Pybus, Dermot Reeve, Duncan Fletcher, Lalchand Rajput, WV Raman and Ashok Malhotra. The Knight Riders have also lined up Wasim Akram as a consultant to guide their bowling attack and are expected to recall Sourav Ganguly as captain though a formal declaration can be expected only after they officially announce the coach's appointment.

The Kolkata management had informally sounded out Whatmore in June and followed it up with an interview in August at the Mumbai residence of Shah Rukh Khan, the Bollywood star who also owns the Kolkata franchise along with Jay Mehta, a businessman.

Whatmore, 55, has played seven Tests for Australia and brings to the IPL an impressive record. Apart from the 1996 World Cup title, he guided Bangladesh to two historic wins in the 2007 World Cup against India and South Africa, and has also coached Lancashire to title wins in the NatWest and Sunday League in 1998. Last year, he was coach of the India under-19 team that won the junior World Cup in Malaysia. In fact, Whatmore has been coach of an international team in 321 matches (Tests and ODIs) so far, which is a world record in itself.

In 2007, he was on the verge of being appointed India coach before the BCCI thinktank changed its mind at the last minute and opted for Gary Kirsten; the Indian board subsequently got Whatmore on board as director of cricket at the NCA.

But more than the records, what might work for Whatmore in Kolkata is his low-profile but hands-on approach and man-management skills, especially the ability to motivate players and help them raise their performance, as his record with Sri Lanka and Bangladesh shows.

Buchanan's tenure with Kolkata was marred by controversy after the former Australian coach unveiled his multi-captaincy theory that generated a lot of debate worldwide and then replaced Ganguly, the local icon, as captain with Brendon McCullum. McCullum will not be available for most of the next IPL - from March 12 to April 25 - and will play instead for New Zealand against Australia in the home series in March.

nycpro96

October 12, 2009, 11:21 AM

This is fantastic news. :D Dav Whatmore is a great coach. Mash is playing for KKR this year too right?

Ashraf-FTP

October 12, 2009, 11:33 AM

i think Whatmore will only do good to KKR.. good luck on his new job even though i would love to see him as BD coach instead of JS..

Razi

October 12, 2009, 12:14 PM

No more injustice with Mash, at least that's for sure, because he is not only a Bangladeshi player but also Whatmore's favorite of the lot.

AsifTheManRahman

October 12, 2009, 01:11 PM

KKR bhua, Mash aro bhua :D

I'll support whoever the Wisden kid plays for next year.

Murad

October 12, 2009, 01:41 PM

No more injustice with Mash, at least that's for sure, because he is not only a Bangladeshi player but also Whatmore's favorite of the lot.

Play Mash and lose the game? Is that what you all want?

Mash is a crappy T20 player. He just doesn't know how to bowl in T20 and death overs in ODs.

Ajfar

October 12, 2009, 07:24 PM

mash's contract was for a year, as far as i know he's not with KKR no more. its better that way, forget IPL as long as mash's fit to play for Bangladesh that all it should matter, he's got enough injury problem already, IPL could cause some serious damage.

Zeeshan

October 12, 2009, 09:18 PM

mash's contract was for a year, as far as i know he's not with KKR no more. its better that way, forget IPL as long as mash's fit to play for Bangladesh that all it should matter, he's got enough injury problem already, IPL could cause some serious damage.

it's farcical to see that our top bowler is a lobongoboti, touch-me-not, lojjaboti gaacher nonir putul who is so injury prone that he has to cross his fingers just to play a good game.

Imteaz

October 13, 2009, 12:11 AM

Need to perform.

dash

October 13, 2009, 02:18 AM

mash's contract was for a year, as far as i know he's not with KKR no more. its better that way, forget IPL as long as mash's fit to play for Bangladesh that all it should matter, he's got enough injury problem already, IPL could cause some serious damage.

No mash's contract was for 2 years.. and it ends after the next IPL; just like everybodies. Then there will be a new auction in the year after that including all the players.

just to clarify more:

all players bought through auction before IPL season 1: contract 3 years
all bought through auction before IPL season 2: contract 2 years

For, players not brought through auction as replacement or something: their terms and conditions are different.

In the case of razzak; bangalor had terminated his contract after season throgh mutual understanding his innitial contract was also for 3 years. He did get somesignificant money as compensation

Razi

October 13, 2009, 03:54 AM

Play Mash and lose the game? Is that what you all want?

Mash is a crappy T20 player. He just doesn't know how to bowl in T20 and death overs in ODs.

Bro, I didn't say he will play even if he under performs or someone else deserves more than him. I said at least there will be no injustice with him like the last season where guys like Henriques and Matthews played their first match much before him even after bowling well in the nets and practice matches.

shabbir

October 14, 2009, 11:00 PM

Sourav Ganguly said Masrafee will play this time in the IPL.
source:http://jugantor.info/enews/issue/2009/10/15/news0065.php

zainab

October 15, 2009, 07:35 AM

Great news, Whatmore is the new head coach and Wasim Akram is the bowling consultant, but will Mash be fit? that is the big question.

gaheusiw

October 16, 2009, 02:15 AM

Great news, Whatmore is the new head coach and Wasim Akram is the bowling consultant, but will Mash be fit? that is the big question.

"Ganguly has a great contribution to Indian cricket," Whatmore said. "He knows how to extract the best from his players. It's a wonderful experience working with him. We are looking for a fruitful season ahead."

"I don't want to delve into what happened in the past. We are giving our best and preparing strongly for a competitive IPL 3 ahead."

At the conclusion of a two-day KKR camp, Whatmore revealed the sessions had been productive and had helped assess the skills of the local talents. "I am very happy to see the local talents, it was a productive two days of skill assessment and development in our endevour to make a strong side for IPL 3.

The two-day camp was attended by former ICL players Rohan Gavaskar, Eklak Ahmid, Ganapathi Vignesh. Gujarat offspinner Mohnish Parmar, who is on the list of bowlers with 'suspect' actions, and Services allrounder Yashpal Singh also attended the camp. Laxmi Ratan Shukla, Ashok Dinda, Sourav Sarkar, Sourashish Lahiri and Rohan Banerjee, were also present, with Bengal not featuring in the latest round of Ranji Trophy Super League matches.

Kolkata Knight Riders will probably open the batting with Aussie batsman Brad Hodge in the third season of the Indian Premier League. He will open in the absence of Chris Gayle and Brendan McCullum who are playing in the national team against Zimbabwe and Australia respectively.

Kolkata coach Dav Whatmore said that the team is exploring the possibility of Hodge opening the batting. "Brad is a fine addition to our squad. He looked good during practice on Sunday. He is one of the key players for Victoria during their Twenty20 Big Bash triumph. He has also been a consistent performer in the Australian domestic season as well".

Hodge was the fourth-highest run-scorer in the Twenty20 Big Bash with 181 in seven innings. Though Hodge announced his retirement from first-class cricket, Whatmore said he remained a force.

There are several candidates for the role of Hodge's opening partner, including Manoj Tiwary, Chirag Pathak and Sourav Ganguly. Whatmore said Hodge's success would determine whether he continued as opener once Gayle and McCullum joined the team. "If he does well at the top of the order, he will certainly continue playing at that position," Whatmore said.

Whatmore also said fast bowler Ishant Sharma's sessions with Wasim Akram would be of great help. He added that if Ishant benefits from Akram's tips, it would not only help his and KKR's prospect, but it would also help the national team.

When asked if fielding was an area of concern for Kolkata, he said "We have identified the areas we need to work upon and those areas are being addressed. It is a continuous process but we are slowly improving . We have to work hard on each and every aspect of the game."

Kolkata finished sixth in the first season and last in the previous season. They kick off their campaign against defending champions Deccan Chargers on March 12 in Mumbai.

auntu

March 10, 2010, 06:07 AM

Did Mashrafee started his net session?

auntu

March 10, 2010, 06:08 AM

OK, got this from another thread.

Mashrafe joins squad

Calcutta: Bangladesh speedster Mashrafe Mortaza, who underwent a knee-surgery last August, joined the Kolkata Knight Riders squad in Mumbai on Tuesday.

Although his name doesn’t figure in the list of 23 registered players, the team management will assess his fitness during the training session Wednesday.

In case Mashrafe is found fit to play, he may be registered before they take on the Deccan Chargers on Friday. In that case, Mashrafe will be eligible for a first XI berth.

“In Twenty20, you need to play consistent cricket. They (KKR) certainly have the players and we’ll be wary of them,” Darren Lehmann, the Australian coach of the Deccan Chargers, the Knights’ opponents in the tournament opener on Friday, said.

Both the Chargers and the Knights went through a rigorous net session at the D.Y. Patil stadium, the match venue. While Lehmann’s team chose to sweat it out in the afternoon heat, Dav Whatmore’s side opted for the relatively cooler conditions under the floodlights.

The batsmen, without exception, were seen making a conscious effort to get into the T20 mode. That, however, did not stop Ishant Sharma and Mashrafe Mortaza from troubling the batsmen. Whatmore would have been happy to see their pacers hit the right line and length.

Lehmann was a little concerned about the fact that the team had lost their home advantage as their matches had been shifted out of Hyderabad. “We can’t control that. We would have liked to see fans from Hyderabad to come and watch us play. We hope some of them will travel to with the team,” the 40-year-old said.

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1100311/jsp/sports/story_12202527.jsp

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Equinox

March 11, 2010, 09:57 AM

I think this is Mashrafe's best chance to make the XI. Gayle, McCullum and Bond are away on national duty. However he still has to compete with Charl Langeveldt who is a top T20 bowler.

Eshen

March 11, 2010, 10:05 AM

I don't believe in too many team meetings: Ganguly (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/iplarticleshow/5672701.cms)

"I'm a believer of execution and I'm not a firm believer of too many team meetings and too many ideas," the former India skipper said on the eve of Kolkata Knight Riders' Indian Premier League clash against defending champions Deccan Chargers.

"You have to let the player play to his strength. Everybody has his strength. They have been successful so far with the way they have played.

"We have good players in (Brad) Hodge, (Owais) Shah, Angelo Mathews. Obviously we will miss McCullum and Gayle. But we will wait for them. Gayle should be here very shortly."

There was a fitness concern over speedster Ajit Agarkar and it will be known, on Friday, whether he can play, Ganguly said. "Yes, there's a fitness issue over Ajit. We will deal with it tomorrow," he said.

The former national skipper was full of praise for the role of Pakistan great Wasim Akram in working with his team's bowling department. Asked about the impact the ex-Pakistan captain had on his team he said, "Great impact".

"He's working with the bowlers. Our bowling department is very well looked after. Hopefully we can get some runs on the board," he said.

Elaborating he said, "We have lot of good quicks in our team who can actually go and play for India at some stage. Ishant (Sharma) is already playing for India. (Ashok) Dinda has played a game. He's in the reckoning.

"We got Varun Aaron. Once he's fit and once we get him on the park, he bowls (at) nearly 90 miles an hour. He's a bright prospect," he remarked.

...the Mashrafe Mortaza experiment will thankfully not be tried again since the bowler is injured.

What??

Eshen

March 11, 2010, 03:17 PM

Aaron hopes to fast-track career in 45 days (http://www.indianexpress.com/news/like-kamran-aaron-hopes-to-fasttrack-career-in-45-days/589811/2)

With a few days to go for the third edition of the IPL, Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Sourav Ganguly spoke about 20-year-old Varun Aaron as someone who could bowl at 90 miles an hour before proclaiming him as a future star of Indian cricket. Even coach Dav Whatmore playfully pretends to duck when he crosses paths with the youngster from Jharkhand.

“I have always tried to bowl as fast as I can and have been recognised for my pace even at the junior level,” says Aaron, whose father shifted from Bangalore to Jamshedpur in the 1980s.

Aaron, who is suffering from a stress fracture in his back, will miss the first few matches for the Knight Riders this time around. “I have had awful luck with injuries so far. I was picked in the East Zone squad for the Deodhar Trophy last year but ended up missing it,” he says.

But it is not only his skipper singing praises about him that has lifted Aaron’s spirits of late. After spending six seasons at the MRF Pace Academy under the tutelage of Dennis Lillee, Aaron has now got the opportunity to pick the brains of the legendary Wasim Akram, who is the bowling consultant with the Knight Riders.

“He was always my favourite fast bowler growing up. He explained a lot about swing and how to control it. Lillee sir told me that I had all the ingredients right for a fast bowler and that I would play for India one day,” says a beaming Aaron, who has picked up 12 wickets at 44.91 in six first-class games for his state so far.

The youngster remains philosophical about suffering from a back injury at this early juncture in his career, but believes he will continue to try and keep bowling at his fastest.

“After my injury I was waiting for my action to get cleared. I couldn’t even try and get into a Ranji team. The IPL is the most important event for me at this stage. Last year I understood how you can get famous so quickly and how people can forget you even quicker,” says the left-arm fast bowler.

so mashrafe has no chance of playing until KKR decides to unreg one this eight players due to long term availibilty for injury or national duty.

beshideshi

April 8, 2010, 06:58 AM

Ganguly just fined 40k $ for slow over rates. Biggest joke ever, if IPL are so concerned about over rates I suggest they cut down the goddamn 3 minute time outs and other jokes. Sanga has been fined around 150k $ :|

al-Sagar

April 8, 2010, 07:21 AM

Ganguly just fined 40k $ for slow over rates. Biggest joke ever, if IPL are so concerned about over rates I suggest they cut down the goddamn 3 minute time outs and other jokes. Sanga has been fined around 150k $ :|

i think ganguly's slow over rate also made IPL some indirect money as more coverage of game.... more ads, more time commentattors saying,,,, citcy moment, dlf maximum or karbon kamal etc

auntu

April 8, 2010, 09:55 AM

Ganguly just fined 40k $ for slow over rates. Biggest joke ever, if IPL are so concerned about over rates I suggest they cut down the goddamn 3 minute time outs and other jokes. Sanga has been fined around 150k $ :|
I agree with you.
This is too much.

al-Sagar

April 14, 2010, 01:05 PM

for kkr fans (not me)

IPL Watcher - How Kolkata can still make it (http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/url/456028.html)

KKR finishes for 121 and they failed hit a boundary for the last 45 balls of the innings

al-Sagar

September 19, 2011, 11:02 AM

lets see how shak does with the ball ....

roman

September 19, 2011, 11:02 AM

Well really don't care much about kkr but really want Shak to shine. Bole he gets few wickets....

simon

September 19, 2011, 11:10 AM

hashte hashte jitbo AUCK

al-Sagar

September 19, 2011, 11:32 AM

there u go ...

jaidev Unadcut ..... wasim akram's best pupil ...... i dont see any improvement in unadcut made by wasim

Maysun

September 19, 2011, 11:33 AM

i think this is the ideal time to get shakib in.. they're going for it.

roman

September 19, 2011, 11:36 AM

Still no Shak...they have no faith on Shak or what?

BASSMAN

September 19, 2011, 11:36 AM

Shakib re de
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al-Sagar

September 19, 2011, 11:36 AM

slow medium slower baller BHATIA in

dolcevita

September 19, 2011, 11:37 AM

why shak isn't bowling ? who is the captain?

al-Sagar

September 19, 2011, 11:38 AM

shakib will flop today, i feel

al-Sagar

September 19, 2011, 11:39 AM

why shak isn't bowling ? who is the captain?

kallis

BASSMAN

September 19, 2011, 11:39 AM

Shakib might take 2 wickets today
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roman

September 19, 2011, 11:39 AM

why shak isn't bowling ? who is the captain?

Kallis...

Maysun

September 19, 2011, 11:44 AM

bhatia is doing a good job here

al-Sagar

September 19, 2011, 11:48 AM

mone hocche shakib ke last 10 over er jonno rakhse .......

2 ta wicket khub taratari ..... khela kee jome uthbe ???

al-Sagar

September 19, 2011, 11:49 AM

with two new batsman sjakib should be in next over and build some pressure

Maysun

September 19, 2011, 11:50 AM

yusuf on fire

al-Sagar

September 19, 2011, 11:50 AM

another wicket ........

4 down ..........

al-Sagar

September 19, 2011, 11:55 AM

still no shak .............

al-Sagar

September 19, 2011, 11:58 AM

pathan to bowl his last over

al-Sagar

September 19, 2011, 12:00 PM

bhatia in his final over

49 needed of 47

riajul

September 19, 2011, 12:01 PM

pathan to bowl his last over

also bhatia.
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Maysun

September 19, 2011, 12:01 PM

bhatia to bowl his 4th over

Maysun

September 19, 2011, 12:04 PM

good bowling from bhatia, wicket off his last delivery. now shakib in to bowl next i guess, c'mon mate get some wickets!

Maysun

September 19, 2011, 12:05 PM

nope it's iqbal abdulla, next over i guess.

ahnaf

September 19, 2011, 12:08 PM

Still no shakib??
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Maysun

September 19, 2011, 12:09 PM

shakib :D

Maysun

September 19, 2011, 12:11 PM

7 off his first over.

simon

September 19, 2011, 12:14 PM

hope they continu with Sak

Maysun

September 19, 2011, 12:17 PM

4 from his 2nd over

simon

September 19, 2011, 12:17 PM

four from 2nd ov :)

BASSMAN

September 19, 2011, 12:19 PM

That's a good over from shakib
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Maysun

September 19, 2011, 12:19 PM

shakib can be the hero here. he can win it with two tight overs, lets hope for that!

Maysun

September 19, 2011, 12:25 PM

shakib wont get a third over

simon

September 19, 2011, 12:28 PM

last ov Sakib ke dibe naki,never a good idea to hv a spinner.

al-Sagar

September 19, 2011, 12:28 PM

game becoming close and close

al-Sagar

September 19, 2011, 12:29 PM

11 to win of the last over .....

4 wickets in hand

magic boy

September 19, 2011, 12:30 PM

oneek din por buk dhukpukani marka match

al-Sagar

September 19, 2011, 12:30 PM

singe of the 1st ball

10 of 5

al-Sagar

September 19, 2011, 12:31 PM

two runs

8 of 4 needed

al-Sagar

September 19, 2011, 12:33 PM

5 of 2 needed

riajul

September 19, 2011, 12:35 PM

Kkr won
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simon

September 19, 2011, 12:35 PM

congratulations KKR :)

al-Sagar

September 19, 2011, 12:35 PM

kkr wins ............ by 2 runs

magic boy

September 19, 2011, 12:35 PM

chamey chumey jitey gelo ...wow wow congrats!

Night_wolf

September 19, 2011, 12:38 PM

this win means shakib's home coming is delayed..man i wanted kkr to lose so shakib can join in the team's Wi preparations

Yameen

September 19, 2011, 12:40 PM

wth, shakib bats at number 7 and only bowls half his overs..always was against shakib and other bangladeshis playing for these mickey mouse low quality ipl leagues..he should be playing more of the 4 day stuff at home as well as in the uk
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Tiger444

September 19, 2011, 12:44 PM

Wow what a great match. KKR really got lucky here. They almost gave this match away by throwing their wickets away unnecessarily. Too bad Shakib didn't really make much of a difference this game. Let's hope next match he gets do more. And @Night_wolf, I would much rather have Shakib playing in the CLT20's then just playing the Challenge Cup. He's getting to play some top quality players in the CLT20's compared to our players.

Ajfar

September 19, 2011, 01:13 PM

playing for these mickey mouse low quality ipl leagues

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Maybe you should bother to watch the league once in a while than just randomly comment on it. I refuse the believe the league Kallis plays in is a low quality league.

Isnaad

September 19, 2011, 01:25 PM

I will take a different tone here. Shakib didn't do well so I did not find the match to be that interesting. Plus Kallis seems to have very little faith in Shakib. Talk about under-utilization.
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Yameen

September 19, 2011, 03:42 PM

Maybe you should bother to watch the league once in a while than just randomly comment on it. I refuse the believe the league Kallis plays in is a low quality league.

i have followed a lot of the ipl and t20 cricket in general but its just not cricket as they say. Kallis is a legend no doubt and performs in all forms but he is nearing the end of his career and so hes likely to cash in on 125kmph bowlers on flat roads and 55m boundaries

i see no benefits for young developing cricketers playing this format..theres no substitute for proper first class cricket on sporting wickets and this is something shak, mushy, tamim etc need to be playing more of..

And another thing, noted the recent India performances in england? One can say that they should stick to low quality ipl ;)
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simon

September 19, 2011, 06:34 PM

I'd like to see Sakib performing really well in one of these matches & become MoM,then it will be interesting to see if he earns some respect from KKR.
So far all his performances for KKR have been average or descent.

Ajfar

September 19, 2011, 07:12 PM

Yameen, if you are not a fan of T20 that's perfectly fine. There are plenty of people out there who can't stand T20. But that doesn't make it a low quality league.

Night_wolf

September 20, 2011, 12:39 AM

Wow what a great match. KKR really got lucky here. They almost gave this match away by throwing their wickets away unnecessarily. Too bad Shakib didn't really make much of a difference this game. Let's hope next match he gets do more. And @Night_wolf, I would much rather have Shakib playing in the CLT20's then just playing the Challenge Cup. He's getting to play some top quality players in the CLT20's compared to our players.

but 4 overs of bowling and maybe 30 balls to bat at most...that isn't ideal preparation for a test and odi series no matter what quality the league is..

crikss

September 20, 2011, 04:45 AM

the main problem with KKR is that they have too many options. But Shakib failed with Batting one more time and another thing I noticed is KKR is having more confidence on I.Abdullah while compare to Shak

Maysun

September 20, 2011, 06:34 AM

the main problem with KKR is that they have too many options. But Shakib failed with Batting one more time and another thing I noticed is KKR is having more confidence on I.Abdullah while compare to Shak

Agree with you there.

Tiger444

September 20, 2011, 09:38 AM

but 4 overs of bowling and maybe 30 balls to bat at most...that isn't ideal preparation for a test and odi series no matter what quality the league is..

The preparation the boys are getting back home isn't anything special. Their just playing practice matches against each other. It's good for the players that are on the fringe but nothing to gain for players like Shakib. Also after coming from the IPL, and Counties, Shakib shows up the most ready out of all the players when we're on tour. So it shouldn't be any problem.

al-Sagar

September 20, 2011, 10:03 PM

second game for KKR today against Somerset

Maysun

September 21, 2011, 05:29 AM

hoping Shakib gets more involved in the game!

BASSMAN

September 21, 2011, 05:41 AM

hoping Shakib gets more involved in the game!
I hope he gets picked in the team.
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Maysun

September 21, 2011, 06:00 AM

I hope he gets picked in the team.
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ofcourse he will be, there are only 4 internationals at present, kallis, doeschate, shakib and lee. they wouldn't drop shakib.

ofcourse he will be, there are only 4 internationals at present, kallis, doeschate, shakib and lee. they wouldn't drop shakib.
They are picking him cuz those there are no alternatives then? So Shakib gets picked up by default.
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magic boy

September 21, 2011, 09:07 AM

Somerset
Kolkata Knight Riders
Somerset won the toss and elected to bat

no Shakib. had to be between Shakib and Unadkat. and Unadkat gets it. poor decision imo. Unadkat not good enough at the death overs.

Isnaad

September 21, 2011, 10:44 AM

happy if Sak doesn't bowl

Kano kano kano????

Tiger444

September 21, 2011, 10:45 AM

What is Kallis doing? Shakib being the best bowler and he doesn't bowl him out? Instead he picks Unadkat? Wow. I want KKR to win for sure but I have to admit I liked Somerset's batting. They looked for singles at every opportunity and punished the bad balls. Something that I wish our batsmen would do.

Maysun

September 21, 2011, 10:48 AM

KKR deserves to lose today and not play CLT20

roman

September 21, 2011, 10:50 AM

Last over by Lee..this indicates that they have low faith in Shakib.

Isnaad

September 21, 2011, 10:50 AM

KKR deserves to lose today and not play CLT20

I agree with that!

simon

September 21, 2011, 10:50 AM

Kano kano kano????

he might go for too many ;)

Tiger444

September 21, 2011, 10:55 AM

KKR is a very disappointing team. I expected much better for a side that has so many superstars and with such a lavish owner. Let's see if their luck goes their way again today because Somerset has looked better.

Maysun

September 21, 2011, 10:57 AM

KKR is a very disappointing team. I expected much better for a side that has so many superstars and with such a lavish owner. Let's see if their luck goes their way again today because Somerset has looked better.

IMO Gambhir's absence has made a huge difference.

Tiger444

September 21, 2011, 11:00 AM

IMO Gambhir's absence has made a huge difference.

He was a better captain imo. Also he's 1 of the best batsman on the team so yes him being out has been key.

al-Sagar

September 21, 2011, 11:01 AM

shakib got to bowl 3 overs, no wickets, but was the most economical bowler

al-Sagar

September 21, 2011, 11:05 AM

i feel shakib will score the winning runs

Maysun

September 21, 2011, 11:09 AM

i feel shakib will score the winning runs

they need 155 to go through, with their top order so brittle, hope Shakib steps up and takes the responsibility in playing a good innings!

Tiwary and Goswami batting there instead of Shakib and Tendo? :lol: That's such a joke!

Isnaad

September 21, 2011, 11:23 AM

KKR atto baaje team? :O

Tiger444

September 21, 2011, 11:26 AM

Just compare both the teams running. KKR's running makes me want to :head: then :sick:

Tiger444

September 21, 2011, 11:29 AM

I think Somerset's fielder dropped the catch on purpose to keep Goswami there :lol:

Isnaad

September 21, 2011, 11:33 AM

lol ki khela kheltese re! x)

Maysun

September 21, 2011, 11:36 AM

someone has to be aggressive here. looking at goswami's skills it has to be tiwary.

Tiger444

September 21, 2011, 11:40 AM

someone has to be aggressive here. looking at goswami's skills it has to be tiwary.

Not really. Just play with soft hands and score singles. Somerset's batting was virtually chanceless and yet they ended up with a great total. They just need to calm the eff down out there.

Tiger444

September 21, 2011, 11:42 AM

Good riddance. What a shitty player Goswami is. He's basically just a slogger. Painful to the eyes.

Maysun

September 21, 2011, 11:43 AM

Not really. Just play with soft hands and score singles. Somerset's batting was virtually chanceless and yet they ended up with a great total. They just need to calm the eff down out there.

yes t20 is not all about slogging, but for a RR of 10, singles are not enough. few boundaries should be scored to get that down or else you slog in the end, get out and go nowhere.

Sovik

September 21, 2011, 11:43 AM

Gowssmi gone. I want kkr to score less than 150 and shaking to be back early to practice for series against windies
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Sovik

September 21, 2011, 11:47 AM

Where is Tendos
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Maysun

September 21, 2011, 11:47 AM

yes t20 is not all about slogging, but for a RR of 10, singles are not enough. few boundaries should be scored to get that down or else you slog in the end, get out and go nowhere.

sorry, RRR*

Maysun

September 21, 2011, 11:51 AM

next Shakib.

Tiger444

September 21, 2011, 11:51 AM

yes t20 is not all about slogging, but for a RR of 10, singles are not enough. few boundaries should be scored to get that down or else you slog in the end, get out and go nowhere.

Just put the bad balls away. No need to force anything. That's what good T20 batting is. Actually it's good batting for any format. Just rotate the strike well and put the odd boundary away. Easier said then done but these are pros after all.

Maysun

September 21, 2011, 12:08 PM

shakib in

kalpurush

September 21, 2011, 12:09 PM

next Shakib.
He better plays his best to take KKR home.

Tiger444

September 21, 2011, 12:09 PM

Shak time! Make us proud bro!

Maysun

September 21, 2011, 12:15 PM

66666!!! :d

kalpurush

September 21, 2011, 12:16 PM

Shak time! Make us proud bro!
He is trying... :)

al-Sagar

September 21, 2011, 12:16 PM

:six: by shakib

Maysun

September 21, 2011, 12:17 PM

14.3 Suppiah to Shakib Al Hasan, SIX, Shakib into the act here. He plays the slog-sweep really well, as he has done here. The front foot out of the day, a sweet connection, a six over midwicket

Tiger444

September 21, 2011, 12:18 PM

SHAAAAAAAAAk come on man continue!

Maysun

September 21, 2011, 12:19 PM

4444!!

Maysun

September 21, 2011, 12:19 PM

Shakib out to a blinder

al-Sagar

September 21, 2011, 12:20 PM

now :four: by shakib ....

kalpurush

September 21, 2011, 12:21 PM

Well, that was a stunning catch indeed.

Sovik

September 21, 2011, 12:21 PM

He has done it again.

Come on Somerset.
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al-Sagar

September 21, 2011, 12:21 PM

but gone now ..............

Maysun

September 21, 2011, 12:21 PM

Tendo the key here. He's more than capable of getting these runs.

Tiger444

September 21, 2011, 12:21 PM

That's tough for Shakib. Great catch right there. Somerset's fielding has been stunning.

al-Sagar

September 21, 2011, 12:22 PM

to qualify KKR needs to win or lose by less than 13 runs

al-Sagar

September 21, 2011, 12:25 PM

kkr needs 43 to win from 24 balls

to quALIFY THEY NEED 29 from 24 balls

Maysun

September 21, 2011, 12:26 PM

kkr needs 43 to win from 24 balls

to quALIFY THEY NEED 29 from 24 balls

they should play sensibly and go for the 29.

al-Sagar

September 21, 2011, 12:28 PM

18 balls left 37 to win 24 to qualify

al-Sagar

September 21, 2011, 12:30 PM

:six: by RTD

al-Sagar

September 21, 2011, 12:32 PM

2 overs, 28 to win, 14 to qualify

Maysun

September 21, 2011, 12:32 PM

Bangladesh could do with a player of RTD's quality.

al-Sagar

September 21, 2011, 12:35 PM

bhatia doing well

20 of 8 balls t win, only 6 to qualify

al-Sagar

September 21, 2011, 12:37 PM

last over 17 to win, 4 to qualify

Maysun

September 21, 2011, 12:40 PM

KKR are through

al-Sagar

September 21, 2011, 12:42 PM

kkr will loose, but they will qualify along with somerset and trinidad to the next round

Maysun

September 21, 2011, 12:44 PM

KKR qualifies with Q1 position, even though they're Q3.

Tiger444

September 21, 2011, 12:46 PM

Congrats to both KKR and Somerset. Tendo deserves full credit. What a player he is. Really a shame he doesn't play for a test playing nation. He's such a class player. Hopefully in the champions league he plays at #3 and not a garbage dhud vhat batsman like Goswami. Also move Shakib up at #4!!! If he gets time at the crease, he can play his shots. Today he got out to a great catch but also he had to rush. At worst play him at #5 but not #7. Well the CLT20 will be a lot of fun guys. Let's enjoy it!

simon

September 21, 2011, 01:30 PM

I think it's time to move Tendo up & let Sakib bowl all four overs. :mad:

In a dilemma as to whether I should go watch KKR & Shakib when they play in Bangalore!

Isnaad

September 22, 2011, 06:49 AM

I think it's time to move Tendo up & let Sakib bowl all four overs. :mad:

Ehh! Apni e to bolechhilen Shakib re 4th over ta na diley bhalo! :-p

simon

September 22, 2011, 04:22 PM

Ehh! Apni e to bolechhilen Shakib re 4th over ta na diley bhalo! :-p

ta thik ;), but I said it because it was the second last or the last over of the innings, it's never a good idea for a spinner to bowl last overs, didn't want his bowling figures to look ugly.
otherwise I want Kallis to use him like Gambhir, introduce him early & make him bowl 4 overs.:)

al-Sagar

September 22, 2011, 10:59 PM

In a dilemma as to whether I should go watch KKR & Shakib when they play in Bangalore!